Focus: 25 Tallest Buildings Planned or Under Construction

It’s now almost 6 months since the first post on Next Portland. Since then we’ve published over 180 posts and added over 350 projects to our map, which is a testament to the staggering scale of development happening right now in Portland. Much of this development is 4-6 story buildings along the corridors such as N Williams and SE Division, but there is also a large number of tall buildings going up in the Central City, which why we decided to list the 25 tallest buildings planned or under construction.

While the boom of the 2000s was defined by the activity in South Waterfront, today that district has no apartments or condos planned over 6 stories tall. By contrast the Pearl, the Lloyd District and the Central Eastside are all seeing their skylines altered. Activity in Downtown has quieter, but it also has the tallest building in our list, which is now the 4th tallest building in the city.

Where possible, the heights given are the building height as defined in the Portland Zoning Code and published in the Design Commission’s Final Findings. Where indicated the heights have been estimated.

1 – Park Avenue West

Height: 460′
Architect: TVA Architects
Status: Under Construction

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2 – The Cosmopolitan on the Park

Height: 340′
Architect: BOORA
Status: Under Construction

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3 – Oregon Square (Block 103)

Height: 325′ (estimated)
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Design Review (pending)

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4 – The Overton

Height: 252′
Architect: ZGF Architects
Status: Under Construction

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5 – The Aster Tower @ Hassalo on 8th

Height: 250′ (estimated)
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Under Construction

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6 – Multnomah County Courthouse

Height: 250′ (estimated)
Architect: None (Conceptual images by HDR, Inc)
Status: Pre-Design

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7 – Oregon Square (Block 90)

Height: 230′ (estimated)
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Design Review (pending)

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8 – Block 67

Height: 206′
Architect: Skylab
Status: Under Construction

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9 – Convention Center Hotel

Height: 205′ (estimated)
Architect: ESG Architects and Ankrom Moisan
Status: Design Advice

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10 – OHSU Center for Health & Healing South (Block 29)

Height: 196′-8″
Architect: ZGF Architects
Status: Design Advice

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11 – The Porter Hotel

Height: 190′
Architect: HC Architecture
Status: Design Review (approved)

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12 – Block 17

Height: 178′
Architect: BOORA
Status: Under Construction

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13 – 4th & Harrison

Height: 170′
Architect: Hartshorne Plunkard
Status: Design Advice

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14 – OHSU Center for Health & Healing South (Block 28)

Height: 162′-8″
Architect: ZGF Architects
Status: Design Advice

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15 – Sky3

Height: 160′
Architect: Ankrom Moisan
Status: Under Construction

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16 – Multnomah County Health Dept

Height: 150′ (maximum)
Architect: ZGF Architects
Status: Zoning Map Amendment

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17 – Conway Block 294E

Height: 149′-3″
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Design Advice

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18 – 535 NW 11th Ave

Height: 149′
Architect: Ankrom Moisan
Status: Early Assistance

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19 – Block 136

Height: 148’-4”
Architect: Mithun
Status: Permit Review

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20 – AC by Marriott

Height: 130′
Architect: SERA
Status: Design Review (approved)

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21 – Couch9

Height: 125′-6″
Architect: Vallaster Corl
Status: Design Review (approved)

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22 – Oregon Square (Block 102)

Height: 125′ (estimated)
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Design Review (pending)

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23 – Oregon Square (Block 91)

Height: 125′ (estimated)
Architect: GBD Architects
Status: Design Review (pending)

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24 – Pearl West

Height: 120′
Architect: THA Architecture & GBD Architects
Status: Under Construction

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25 – Block 75

Height: 104′-4″
Architect: Works Partnership
Status: Under Construction

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